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Cells Processes
Cell Parts and Processees
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Glucose | Type of sugar molecule produced in the chloroplast of plant cells during photosynthesis |
| Osmosis | The diffusion of water from high concentration to low concentration across a cell membrane |
| Respiration | The process of releasing energy from simple food molecules inside a cell's mitochondrion |
| Photosynthesis | The process of producing food inside the chloroplast of a plant cell |
| Mitosis | A series of changes that happen in the nucleus of a cell before the cell can divide |
| Selectively permeable | Type of cell membrane that controls what can go in and out of the cell by the size of its tiny openings |
| Chloroplast | Plant cell organelle that absorbs the Sun's energy for the process of photosynthesis |
| Mitochondrion | Cell organelle where respiration occurs; the "powerhouse" of the cell |
| Nucleus | The control center of a cell where genetic material is found |
| Chromosomes | Strands of genetic material made of DNA found in the nucleus of a cell |